Walmart at Lindbergh? (Atlanta, Lenox, Buckhead: apartments, condos, townhouses)

[arjay57]

Walmart seeks to build in Buckhead.

Mucho opposition from NPU-B.

On Tuesday night, Neighborhood Planning Unit B, which isn't keen on suburban-style, big-box stores - especially so close to Lindbergh, which many members think needs more transit-oriented, residential development - told the developers no thanks. They think the area, which they'd like to see become more walkable and dense, is better suited for more residential development. Simply put: They don't want a stereotypical, suburban-esque, big-box store near Lindbergh - regardless of what company's name is on the building.

For more than a year, Sembler has come with hat in hand to the members of Neighborhood Planning Unit B, which includes the proposed site and such communities as North Buckhead, Lenox, and Peachtree Hills, to pitch its proposal to build a mixed-use commercial development on the site.

Originally, Sembler discussed bringing a much-desired grocery store to the area. But NPU members were none too pleased when the developer opted for the big-box concept after it claimed grocers didn't express interest. (Buckhead View's John Schaffner has been following the drama in excruciating, delicious detail and deserves a read.) NPU members told Sembler they weren't wild about that proposal.

For the last few months, the developer, NPU leaders, city planners, and Atlanta City Councilman Howard Shook have met in back-and-forth meetings to discuss how the proposed development might evolve. But after all the sitdowns, the big-box store and surface parking lot remains.

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[cwkimbro]

I'm not necessarily an anti-Wal-Mart person.

But this layout is not the vision of a urban Wal-Mart and this is a key area that has the potential to urbanize in the future.

[JoeP]

Wal Mart has the area covered quite well enough and that area specifically is already covered well enough with big boxes and way too congested as it is.

[cwkimbro]

This appears to be the site https://maps.google.com/maps?q=33.82...t=h&gl=us&z=17

It is one block from the MARTA station

[cwkimbro]

That East-West road in the middle of the property right in front of the store... is basically a continuation of City Center's "Main street"

[cqholt]

Horrible idea. We do not need a sea of parking lots in Lindbergh. Have a WalMart Neighborhood Market open in Lindbergh Center instead. I would rather see that area as is, than a suburban strip mall. Hooray for NPU-B to stand up to the developer!

[arjay57]

This is the intersection of the Red and Gold MARTA lines, the Emory line (if it gets built) and the Beltline.

So much for TOD in Atlanta.

[ATLTJL]

I can understand not wanting a typical suburban Wal-Mart.

However, what a lot of people tend to forget is the shopping center that houses the Home Depot, Target, and Best Buy was absolutely key to redeveloping Lindbergh. Maybe you don't remember what it was like before that?

Maybe a better solution would be one of the more urban Wal-Marts like the one near Howell Mill and I-75, or even the one on Peachtree and Clarimont. They don't eliminate surface parking entirely, but it is minimized.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by ATLTJL

I can understand not wanting a typical suburban Wal-Mart.

However, what a lot of people tend to forget is the shopping center that houses the Home Depot, Target, and Best Buy was absolutely key to redeveloping Lindbergh. Maybe you don't remember what it was like before that?

Maybe a better solution would be one of the more urban Wal-Marts like the one near Howell Mill and I-75, or even the one on Peachtree and Clarimont. They don't eliminate surface parking entirely, but it is minimized.

Put WalMart on Lindbergh Drive sidewalk and have the parking lot behind it would be better. There just doesn't need to be a sea of parking lot between the road and the store's door. Make it look like Edgewood Retail district where the surface parking is not on the road frontage.

[Mishap]

Wow, that's a heinous development. The folks at Cosmopolitan just can't catch a break. First it was Skyline and now it's this horrid expansion of the Sidney Marcus/Piedmont big-box-athon all the way through the Hispanic apartments.

That area needs redevelopment but Walmart isn't exactly the tenant to push for transit oriented development. I'd say I'd like to see some townhouses/condos there but it's pretty clear that Eon showed residential doesn't work that well around here.